RT LiveSearch

Is a plugin which utilizes native MyBB search functionality and provides result via ajax. Very light and highly customizable plugin for your search queries.

Table of contents

1. ❗ Dependencies
2. 📃 Features
3. ➕ Installation
4. 🔼 Update
5. ➖ Removal
6. ❔ How-to: Add custom search box
7. 💡 Feature request
8. 🙏 Questions
9. 🐞 Bug reports
10. 📷 Preview

❗ Dependencies

• MyBB 1.8.x
• https://github.com/frostschutz/MyBB-PluginLibrary (>= 13)
• PHP >= 8.0

📃 Features

• Ajax search with native MyBB search function.
• ZERO additional database queries!
• KeyPress search: Bind key (default "S") on your keyboard to open search popup modal at any time while not typing.
• CustomAjaxSearch: Attach ajax search on any HTML form you wish! Ref: How-to: Add custom search box
• Detailed search statistics:
  • Provides a graph with detailed data for search queries on the forum
    • Total ajax/normal search queries
    • Total ajax search queries
    • Total normal search queries
  • Search type graphs (Threads / Posts)
    • Total ajax/normal search types (24 hrs)
    • Total ajax search types (24 hrs)
    • Total normal search types (24 hrs)
  • Search stats by users (See which users use search function the most and how many queries)
    • Total ajax/normal search queries by users (24 hrs)
    • Total ajax search queries by users (24 hrs)
    • Total normal search queries by users (24 hrs)
  • Most searched keywords
    • Most searched keywords via ajax/normal search queries (24 hrs)
    • Most searched keywords via ajax search queries (24 hrs)
    • Most searched keywords via normal search queries (24 hrs)
• Search history:
  • View all search history data from user
  • Sort your search via username, and from selected forum
• Replace/Revert MyBB quick search with ajax search via settings.
• Organized templates
• Easy to use configuration and settings.

➕ Installation

1. Copy the directories from the plugin inside your root MyBB installation.
2. Settings for the plugin are located in the "Plugin Settings" tab. (/admin/index.php?module=config-settings)

🔼 Update

1. Deactivate the plugin.
2. Replace the plugin files with the new files.
3. Activate the plugin again.

➖ Removal

1. Uninstall the plugin from your plugin manager.
2. Optional: Delete all the RT LiveSearch plugin files from your MyBB folder.

❔ How-to: Add custom search box

This is a minimal configuration needed for form to fire up ajax You can replace custom_ajax* with any other class

<div class="custom_ajax">
  <form action="search.php" class="custom_ajax_form">
    <input name="keywords" type="text" class="textbox custom_ajax_keywords" />
    
    <!-- START hidden input form fields -->
    <input name="action" type="hidden" value="do_search" />
    <input name="ext" type="hidden" value="rt_livesearch" />
    <input name="ajax" type="hidden" value="1" />
    <input name="my_post_key" type="hidden" value="{$mybb->post_code}" />
    <input name="showresults" type="hidden" value="threads" />
    <input type="hidden" name="postthread" value="1" />
    <input type="text" style="display: none;" />
    <!-- END Hidden input form fields -->
    
    <!-- START Show ajax results/errors container -->
    <div class="custom_ajax_container" style="display: none; position: absolute"></div>
    <!-- END Show ajax results/errors container -->
    
  </form>
</div>
<script>LiveSearch.searchInput('.custom_ajax', {$mybb->settings['rt_livesearch_keypress_timeout']});</script>

💡 Feature request

Open a new idea by clicking here

🙏 Questions

Open a new question by clicking here

🐞 Bug reports

Open a new bug report by clicking here

📷 Preview